2016-17 Bay Path University Softball News

Season

Vallee receives Fastpitch News (FPN) Offensive Player of the Year Award and 1st Team Offense All-American Honor

May 30, 2017

Fastpitch News (FPN) selects Bay Path's Lauren Vallee for National Awards

Vallee named to NFCA 2nd-Team New England Region

May 18, 2017

Lauren Vallee receives NFCA 2nd Team New England Recognition

Bay Path student-athletes receive NECC All-Conference and Sportsmanship Awards

May 10, 2017

Three "Wildcats" selected for NECC All-Conference Awards and Softball Player of the Year

Bay Path advances to winners bracket in NECC Softball Championships

May 06, 2017

Three-run sixth pushes # 5 Bay Path to come from behind victory 5-4 over # 1 seed Newbury College

Vallee selected as NECC Softball Player of the Week for second time this season

May 03, 2017

Lauren Vallee was recognized by the NECC for Player of the Week for the second time this season.

#5 Bay Path University defeats #4 Becker College in 1st round NECC Softball action

May 03, 2017

The # 5 seeded Bay Path University "Wildcats" beat # 4 seed Becker College in a 7-5 comeback victory.

Bay Path Prevailed in the Battle of the Cats Sweeping Wheelock on Senior Day

April 29, 2017

LONGMEADOW, Mass.- Junior shortstop Lauren Vallee (Bristol, Conn)led her team in their finale home softball double header action against the Wildcats of Wheelock College with a grand slam in the opener of the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) match up. Bay Path played a shortened five inning game to the run rule winning 12-1 and after senior day festivities came out and took the nightcap 9-2. The Maroon Wildcats honored its two graduating seniors Gretchen Hale (Naugatuck, Conn.) and Krystal Fredette (Orange, Mass.).

Wildcats Clip Eagles Wings Outscoring them by Twenty-Four Runs

April 27, 2017

LONGMEADOW, Mass.- Bay Path University took both games in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) softball double header today against Daniel Webster College. The Wildcats won the opener 9-2 and shut down the Eagles 17-0 in five innings during the nightcap. Bay Path is now 15-15 overall and 7-7 in conference play, while Daniel Webster falls to 5-18 on the season and 1-13 in conference play. Bay Path’s freshman pitcher Felicia Gaillardetz (Londonderry, N.H.) earned the shut-out in the second game leading the way for the Wildcats. She fanned eight batters allowing only two hits; also going a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate adding 1 run and 1 RBI.

The Wildcats Split with NECC Opponent Regis

April 23, 2017

LONGMEADOW, Mass.— Bay Path University outscored the Pride of Regis College 13 to 8 in double header action splitting the day falling in the extra inning 6-5 in the ninth and coming back to take the Pride 7-3 in the nightcap. Junior shortstop Lauren Vallee (Bristol, Conn.) once again lead the way for the Wildcats finishing with two homers , two doubles, seven RBI, five runs and five hits. Freshman pitcher Felicia Gaillaredetz (Londonderry, N.H.) was a force in the circle and at the plate going 2-for-3. Gaillardetz picked up the win allowing only three runs on six hits. She fanned seven and walked one for the day.

Vallee selected as NECC Softball Player of the Week

April 12, 2017

"Wildcat" Vallee chosen as POTW for super week of softball

WILDCATS SWEEP MITCHELL

April 09, 2017

LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Lauren Vallee (Bristol, Conn.) homered, tripled and drove in two runs, while Madison Goodhart (Pawtucket, R.I.) scattered three runs in seven innings of work and helped her cause with a timely RBI-single to pace the Bay Path University softball team to a 6-3 victory over Mitchell College in the opening game of a New England Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Ryan Field.

Wildcats fall to Nighthawks in Softball NECC Double Header Action

April 05, 2017

LONGMEADOW, Mass.- Bay Path for the second time in the past week hosted an away game at home to help out their New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) opponents’ the Nighthawks of Newbury who due to weather were unable to use their home field. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the Nighthawks left with two conference wins. Bay Path lost 5-4 in eight innings in the opener and fell 11-5 in the nightcap today. The Wildcats are now 6-9 on the season and 2-2 in the NECC, while Newbury opened up conference play at 2-0 and are 5-9 overall.

Wildcats Climb Past Mountaineers Winning first two Conference Games

April 02, 2017

LONGMEADOW, Mass.- The Wildcats hosted the Southern Vermont Mountaineers in a home New England Collegiate (NECC) conference match for Southern Vermont due to poor field conditions. Bay Path who was the visitor for both matches managed to shorten the day winning both games of the double header 10-1 and 10-2 both in five innings due to the mercy rule. The Wildcats are now 6-7 on the season and 2-0 in the NECC, while Southern Vermont drops to 0-4 overall and 0-2 in conference play.